Hmm... this is interesting... TSMC and UMC are slashing
discounts... I guess sales are good.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics
Corporation (UMC) have started notifying customers earlier than expected that
discounts on 0.25- and 0.35-micron processes will be cancelled by year-end,
said second-tier Taiwanese consumer IC design companies.